Beyond the Book of Kells: The Book of Armagh

Recorded May 1, 2018. This lecture is part of a series entitled
"Beyond the Book of Kells: The stories of eight other medieval
manuscripts from the library of Trinity College Dublin." In this
final lecture of the series, Dr Immo Warntjes from the Department
of History at Trinity College Dublin will discuss MS 52: The Book
of Armagh. This work is probably Trinity's most important
manuscript after the Book of Kells. Copied at the behest of
Torbach, abbot of Armagh, in the early ninth century by the scribe
Ferdomnach, TCD MS 52 contains not only the earliest text of the
New Testament from Ireland, but also a suite of works without which
Ireland's patron saint, Patrick, would be almost unknown. Learn
more at: https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/